When
people have multiple choices in life eventually God becomes an option. You may
be among others wondering if it is really necessary to take time out from the
daily chores and spend time with God when things are all going well? Or you may
be similar to people who think God should understand what they go through,
especially when they go through difficult times. Apparently, some claim God
should pitch in and help them in their troubled times, keep them happy and
give long life with all blessings (which defines as extravagant wealth most of
the time).
Now,
I may be forced to define many factors if I seriously delve into this subject.
For example, who you define God as? Where do you think is His abode (as
the general understanding is that God is confined to religious buildings and
for some, an allotted place in their houses). How is God different from you? In
some cultures, people consider one another as Gods, irrespective of people
being mere human. In some countries the powerful ones, the dictators force
people to look up to them as God.
Now
let me state my case, the major and clear demarcation one has to make before
worshiping God is to separate Creator from the Creation, failing which even
human beings try to make an attempt to place oneself in the position of
God and customize the moral values and moral standard based on their own
specification.
God
is not a formula or an equation nor He can be based on somebody's fantasy
and imagination that is just worth narrating to the kids. I am
also not talking about religion which is merely defined by structures,
systems and rituals, I am addressing to a God who defined morality and
holiness and the one who made an atonement for our sin. You
can neither attain your salvation through your good works (which
is simply not possible), nor it is logical to place the faith on
a God who is confined to only a particular period of time. But you need a
God who lived among people and after His death resurrected and wants to live in
our heart. The Bible cites the statement of Jesus when He said, “..Because
I live, you will live.”.
Don’t
make God an option. The breath you have is from God. Don’t take life for
granted!
The
moment people start defending religion they start putting one religion over
the other based on majority of followers, number of gods, how big and
magnificent the shrine is and number of visitors to the shrine. God and
religion cannot be succumbed to feelings, and emotions alone, but on facts and
experience.
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